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Title: Perkins School for the Blind Bound Clippings: World War Blind, 1917
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Perkins School for the Blind, formerly Perkins Institution
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Contributing Library: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind
Digitizing Sponsor: Perkins School for the Blind

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and Mrs. Kessler assured him thatAmerican men and women would sharehis pity to the full. As earnest of this,Mr. Kessler went at once to the Bank ofFrance and deposited for the A, B. F. B.500,000 francs (approximately $100,000),from which will be withdrawn imme-diately the funds necessary to assure toeach of these blinded soldiers, who hasalso had both arms or both hands am-putated, a yearly income of 1,200 francs($240) for life, which will be unassaila-ble and not transferable. This allowancewilt commence as of April 1 last, andthe first quarter will be paid on July 1.Money is required most urgently tomeet this new development of the fundswork of mercy. All contributions shouldbe- made out to Frank A. Vanderlip, hon-orary treasurer of the A. B. F. B. Per-manent Blind Relief War Fund, andmailed, to 590 Fifth avenue, Xew Yorkcity. THE NEW YORK HERALD. PARIS,TUESDAY, JUNE 5, I9T7. Life Pensions for Wars Crippled and BlindTo Be Paid From Huge Fund Raisedby Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kessler)
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PARIS RESIDENCE OF MR. & MR£- GEORGE/ 3ERGEAHT-HAJ0R MIDD^KlSd THT-bUiCDEDA. KELLER NOW U£ED IN THE WORK-. SOLDIER. RECEIVING ll&xm£> BITY £ WRITING.. Permanent Aid to Be Given Hope-lessly Disabled and a Home Pro-vided for Others Who CanLearn Useful Trades.. $40,000 NEEDED YEARLY TO CONTINUE THE WORK. Americans, British, French and Bel-gians Aid Permanent BlindRelief War Fund.? The Permanent Blind Relief WarFund, which is prefixed by the initialsA.B.F.B. (American, British, French,Belgian), has recently entered upon onew work in Paris for the blind soldiersof France, which was briefly outlineda short time ago in a letter to theHerald from M. Eugene Brieux, of theAcademie Francaise, president of theFrench committee. This organization, which is one of themost extensive of all the Americancharity works, was founded by Mr. andMrs. George A. Kessler, American resi-dents of both Paris and England, dur-ing the first year of the war. The fund was first opened in Eng-land and co

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